. . .there lived a scholar who had three daughters, and they were the light and comfort of his elder years.
A reader stopped me after a panel at some con or ‘nother in order to tell me what was wrong with “Veil of the Dancer.”* The essence of their complaint was that it was written in “fairy tale” language and yet it wasn’t a fairy tale.
I told them I thought that was one of the story’s strengths.
No. Authors, according to this earnest young person, aren’t supposed to “mislead” readers.
…and here I thought that was my job.
In any case! Quiet Knives (including “Veil of the Dancer,” and the title story) and With Stars Underfoot (including “This House,” and “Lord of the Dance”) — Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Numbers 9 and 10, respectively — have today been uploaded to Smashwords. There remain only 13 more chapbooks and a novel to process.
In other news, Mozart has this morning been out to Deepest Unity, braving yaks and chickens, and sheep the size of Colorado in order to see his stylist. He is now returned, and sporting the Summer Shorts. He looks. . .adorable, that’s the word. Adorable.
Many thanks to everyone who weighed in on databases! I am much enlightened, and more than ever determined not to enlist as a database programmer in my twilight years.
Me and the yellow pad are headed for the couch, now.
Hope everyone has a pleasant evening.
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*Why do people do this? Do they think I’m going to rewrite the story, or recall all the magazines/chapbooks/webpages in which the offending narrative appears? Or — what, exactly?